Wednesday, March 10, 2010

10th March – Al Questions By The Nag’s Head

Vetted by The Knot and The Royal Oak

Specialist Questions:

History

Name That Song

Sporting Prizes

Arts and Entertainment

Science

No Place Like it

Geography (Summits Up)

Respecting Your Elders

R1...History

1. Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot?ROBERT CATESBY
2. A ship called Speedwell set sail from Southampton in 1620, accompanying another, more famous, ship.What was that ship called?MAYFLOWER
3. What cargo was the HMS Bounty carrying when the mutiny occurred in 1789?BREADFRUIT
4. Which of Henry VIII's wives had been married twice before marrying Henry?KATHERINE PARR
5. Only two US Presidents have been impeached. One was Bill Clinton. Who was the other?ANDREW JOHNSON in 1868 (Richard Nixon was facing imminent impeachment but resigned before the proceedings took place).
6. At the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, when the Turkish troops aboard one galley ran out of ammunition, they began throwing two types of fruit at their Christian opponents. Name either of the fruits.ORANGES AND LEMONS
7. Which inventor was known as the 'wizard of Menlo Park'?THOMAS EDISON
8. In which month in 1939 did World War 2 start?SEPTEMBERSupps
1. Where in Scotland was Mary Queen of Scots born?LINLITHGOW
2. In which month was the Battle of Hastings fought?OCTOBER

R2..NAME THAT SONG

The following are lines from hit records, you just need to name the song.
1. “Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind, People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time”PARANOID– BLACK SABBATH
2. “It's the dirty story of a dirty man, and his clinging wife doesn't understand”.PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES
3. “It’s no use, he sees her, He starts to shake and cough, just like the old man in that book by Nabokov”.DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – THE POLICE
4. “Drums beating cold English blood runs hot, lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop”BROWN SUGAR – ROLLING STONES
5. “Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you, By now you shoulda, somehow, realized what you gotta do”WONDERWALL - OASIS
6. “He's reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac, It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland”COUNTRY HOUSE - BLUR
7. “Tried to give you consolation, when your old man had let you down. Like a fool, I fell in love with you, turned my whole world upside down”LAYLA – DEREK & THE DOMINOES
8. “Now I've heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord, But you don't really care for music, do you?”HALLELUJAH - LEONARD COHEN, JEFF BUCKLEY etc.Supps
1. Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets, Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat, Went to the Apollo, You should've seen ‘em go go go”WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – LOU REED
2. “Dirty Old River, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night, People so busy, makes me feel dizzy, Taxi light shines so bright, But I don't need no friends”WATERLOO SUNSET – KINKS

R3..SPORTING PRIZES

1. Having been contested since 1851, what is the world’s oldest active international sporting trophy?AMERICA’S CUP2. Which sporting trophy is described as follows? Silver gilt 2 handled cup, 18½ inches tall, with a pineapple on top of the lid?WIMBLEDON MENS SINGLES CHAMPION3. In which sport is the Iroquois Cup contested?LACROSSE
4. Since 1928, which Roman goddess has appeared on the front of all Olympic medals?NIKE (goddess of victory)
5. At the BBC Sports review of the year, in whose memory is the award "For outstanding achievement in the face of adversity”, named?HELEN ROLLASON
6. Whatis the name given to annual championships for amateur boxing in the USA?THE GOLDEN GLOVES
7. In football’s world cup finals, what is the name of the award for the best goalkeeper, first awarded in 1994, and decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group?THE YASHIN AWARD
8. With prize money of around 6 million US dollars in 2009, what is the World’s richest horse race?DUBAI WORLD CUP (accept Dubai Cup)Supps
1. In golf, what prize is awarded to the highest placed amateur in The Open Championship?THE SILVER MEDAL
2. In which sport would you compete for ‘Doggets coat and badge’?ROWING (An annual contest on the Thames)

R4..Arts & Entertainment

A and E - not accident and emergency but answers beginning with either A or E. If the name of a person is required it will be the surname that begins with A or E.
1. Which son of a British prime minister directed the films Fanny By Gaslight, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Yellow Rolls Royce ?ANTHONY ASQUITH(accept Asquith)
2. ITV's first twice a week evening soap opera which ran from 1957 to 1967, was set in a hospital. What was it called?EMERGENCY WARD 10
3. David Howell Evans of U2 is better known as what?THE EDGE
4. Which actor, real name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzio, played Hawkeye Pierce in TV's M*A*S*H ? ALAN ALDA
5. What is the name of the sculptor who lived from 1880 to 1959, and was most well known for his early 20th century nude sculptures?JACOB EPSTEIN
6. Who was the American photographer who created psychedelic prints of the Beatles in 1967 which became one of the first major sets of rock posters? He also created the portraits of the Beatles included with the White Album in 1968.RICHARD AVEDON
7. Four of the members of this group were Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel. Which group?THE ANIMALS
8. Which TV programme of the 1980s featured The Vortex, Uncle the Aspidistra saying 'Gronda Gronda', Drogna currency and the maze game?THE ADVENTURE GAMESupps
1. Who directed the film Invictus?CLINT EASTWOOD2.. Which radio presenter's autobiography is called 'It's Not What You Think'?CHRIS EVANS

R5..SCIENCE

1. What metal must be present in an amalgam?MERCURY
2. Who, in 1896, first discovered radioactivity? His name is now used as a unit of radiation.BECQUEREL
3. What is the more common name for the disease variola?SMALLPOX
4. Strabismus is the medical term for which affliction?SQUINTING or CROSS- EYED
5. What was the name of the first US space station?SKYLAB
6. Who performed the first space walk?ALEXEI LEONOV
7. The colour of human skin and hair is mainly due to what pigment?MELANIN
8. Where in the human body is the Filtrum?IT IS THE GROOVE ON THE UPPER LIPSupps
1. What is the name of the moon following Harvest Moon?HUNTER’S MOON
2. Which planet has a day that is longer than its year?VENUS (It orbits the sun in less time than it takes to rotate once)

R6..NO PLACE LIKE IT

(All questions or answers have a home connection, in one form or another)
1. In which sport is the scoring area called ‘The House’?CURLING
2. During WW2, what was the original name of the Home Guard?LOCAL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS
3. Which company uses the tag-line, “Don’t leave home without it”?AMERICAN EXPRESS
4. Who wrote the popular 1914 wartime song ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’?IVOR NOVELLO
5. What is the name of the large mobile dome shaped tent used by nomads in the Steppes region of central Asia, particularly Mongolia? YURT
6. What name is given to the home of a Hare?A FORM
7. Who wrote the short story ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?EDGAR ALLAN POE
8. In the original series of the TV show ‘Through the keyhole’ hosted by David Frost. Who snoped for clues in celebrities’ homes, and asked “who lives in a house like this”?LLOYD GROSSMANSupps
1. What is the official residence of the Prince of Wales?CLARENCE HOUSE
2. Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts are presenters on which
TV property show?HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER

R7..GEOGRAHY

(Summit’s Up – not a round for Vertigo sufferers)
1. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain and the largest free standing mountain in the world. What is its elevation?5,893 m (accept 5,850 to 5,936) or 19,334 ft (accept 19,193 to 19,475)
2. Five of the world’s top 10 highest waterfalls are in which European country?NORWAY
3. What is the highest point in the Pennines?CROSS FELL (2,930 ft)
4. Lake Tahoe in the USA is one of the world’s highest lakes. Name either of the states that border it?CALIFORNIA or NEVADA
5. Which is the highest capital city in the world?La PAZ (In BOLIVIA)
6. Namche Bazaar, the main town of the Khumbu region, is in which country?NEPAL (It’s the gateway to Everest)
7. Lake Cootapatamba is the highest lake on which continent?AUSTRALIA
8. What is the highest mountain outside of Asia?ACONCAGUA (In the Andes)Supps
1. What is the highest mountain on Antarctica?THE VINSON MASSIF (16,066 ft)
2. Where in the UK is the Cathedral that was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549 when the spire collapsed almost halving its height?LINCOLN

R8..RESPECTING YOUR ELDERS

(All of these questions relate to senior citizens who have made a name for themselves)
1. Why was 72 year old Scotsman George Kerr in the sporting news last month?HE WAS AWARDED A 10th DAN IN JUDO (Only the 7th living recipient of the honour) ACCEPT HIGHEST LVEL IN JUDO
2. Who was the oldest person to be elected Prime Minister in Great Britain?WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE (He was 82 when elected for the fourth time in 1892)
3. Who received a Best Actress Oscar at the age of 80 for Driving Miss Daisy and a Best Supporting Actress nomination two years later for Fried Green Tomatoes?JESSICA TANDY
4. Jeanne Calment died in 1997 in France and was the oldest verified person ever to have lived. How old was she when she died?122 (accept 121 to 123)
5. What did 64 year old Swede Osca Swahn become the oldest man to do in Stockholm in 1912?WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL (He is also the oldest Olympic medallist, winning a silver 8 years later)
6. Which 2009 film centres on the adventures of 78 year old Carl FredricksenUP
7. Who was the oldest person elected to be President of the USA?RONALD REAGAN (He was nearly 70 when inaugurated)
8. Who, in 2009, became the oldest living artist to have a UK number 1 album?DAME VERA LYNN (At the age of 92)Supps
1. In December 2007 the Queen became Britain’s oldest monarch, who had been the previous eldest?QUEEN VICTORIA
2. What was the name of the last surviving WW1 veteran who died in July last year?HARRY PATCH

General knowledge

1. In Judo, what colour belt is ranked one grade higher than yellow?ORANGE2. What may be Elephant, Crown or Royal, among others?PAPER (THEY ARE PAPER SIZES) 3. Who is 6th in line to the British throne?PRINCESS EUGENIE OF YORK 4. Which shipping forecast area is situated between Humber and Dover? THAMES5. What is the name of the rope used to raise and lower a flag or sail?HALYARD 6. In which London park would you find Birdcage Walk?St JAMES’S PARK7. Who was the first British actress to win an Oscar? VIVIEN LEIGH 8. What was the spin-off to Dallas called?KNOTS LANDING9. On a QWERTY keyboard, which number shares a key with a star?810. How many farthings were there in half-a-crown? 12011. Which element has the highest melting point? CARBON12. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle? PEAR13. Who was featured on the back of the last pound notes to be issued by the Bank of England? ISAAC NEWTON 14. If you were reading about Chasing the sparrow, The leap of the hare & The Treeclimber what book would you be reading? THE KARMA SUTRA 15. When the city was announced that would stage the 2016 Olympic Games, the first city to be eliminated from the voting was the favourite to win, Which city?CHICAGO16. What first did Tom McLean take 70 days to achieve in 1969?ROW SINGLE HANDED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC17. In ‘Only Fools and Horses’, what is the name of Derek and Rodney Trotter's local pub?THE NAG'S HEAD18. Which famous novel opens in the fictional town of Mudfog?OLIVER TWIST19. Who currently holds the post of ‘Master of the Queen’s Music’?SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES20. What originally came in 8 inch, then 5 ¼ inch, and finally 3 ½ inch?FLOPPY DISKS21. Blanket and honeycomb are both varieties of which food stuff?TRIPE22. Which year's UK census is the most recent one to be available for viewing by the public?191123. What is the name of the Cumbrian town on the river Eden, which has an annual horse fair each June?APPLEBY in WESTMORLAND (accept APPLEBY)24. Who was the chairman on Question Time between 1989 and1993?PETER SISSONS25. What title is given to the Scottish equivalent of a Mayor?PROVOST26. One quarter of all the hops in the world are grown in which country?GERMANY (in Bavaria)27. In a 2009 poll run by Sainsbury's Magazine, who won the Cookbook of The Decade award for 'How to Cheat at Cooking'?DELIA SMITH28. Which country which has a lion on its flag, was once called Serendip?SRI LANKA29. In which book and film is Room 237 a frightening place?THE SHINING30. Who was the writer of the British TV sitcoms Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends?JOHN SULLIVAN31. What is the name of the sculptor whose most famous works are The Angel of the North and Another Place, on Crosby Beach near Liverpool?ANTHONY GORMLEY32. In which year did Lord Lucan go missing?1974 (7th November) accept 1 year either side.33. "Time And Materials" by Robert Hass and "Failure" by Philip Schultz both won what in 2008?PULITZER PRIZE (for poetry) 34. Which TV presenter was appointed President of the RSPB in October 2009? KATE HUMBLE35. In which river valley are French Muscadet appellation wines largely produced? THE LOIRE36. Nebuchadnezzar II was the king of which country?BABYLON 37. How much money do players start with, in the latest British version of monopoly?£1,500.38. 'What uses 6 lists of 21 boys and girls names in alphabetical order, each list being reused every 6 years ?HURRICANE NAMES (in the North Atlantic)39. "Summertime " & "It Ain't Necessarily So" are songs from which musical?PORGY & BESS40. In 2004, Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev each surprisingly received which musical award?A GRAMMY (FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A RECORDING OFPETER AND THE WOLF) 41. Who was the Warrington based businessman who founded the technologically advanced newspaper ‘Today’ in 1986 to take on the established national dailies?EDDIE SHAH42. Who recently won the Best Actor BAFTA for ‘A Single Man’?COLIN FIRTH43. From a communications perspective what is the unique connection between London, Southampton, Coventry, Belfast and Cardiff?THEY ARE THE MAJOR CITIES WHOSE DIALLING CODES BEGIN WITH 02 44. Which contemporary author’s novels include The World According to Garp,The CiderHouse Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany?JOHN IRVING45. What is the Italian term for ‘motorway’?AUTOSTRADA46. The following are all types of what - Donegal, Garibaldi, Casey, Reed, Royale, Van Dyck and Verdi?BEARDS 47. How many lines are there in a sonnet?1448. "I Get a Kick out of you" & "You're the tops" are songs from which musical?ANYTHING GOES49. There are 2 different £20 notes currently in circulation. Name either of the 2 people featured on their reverse.EDWARD ELGAR or ADAM SMITH50. What is the sum of the internal angles of a six sided polygon?720 DEGREES51. Why was research scientist Dr Brooke Magnanti in the news last year?SHE REVEALED THAT SHE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE BLOG ABOUT HER ALTERNATIVE PROFESSION AS BELLE DE JOUR, A HIGH CLASS PROSTITUTE52. Shakespeare’s 18th Sonnet provides the title of which 1980s TV series with Catherine Zeta Jones and Pam Ferris?THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY53. Demerara sugar is named after a river in which country?GUYANA54. Who in October 2009 became the only artist to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK?RONAN KEATING55. In the Bible, what was the name of John The Baptist’s mother?ELIZABETH56. Which street in Manhattan is named after the northern boundary fortifications of the New Amsterdam settlement?WALL STREET 57. Charlemagne was the king of which tribe?THE FRANKS58. Jonathan Ive CBE, a 42 year old London born designer, is widely regarded as one of the most influential people of the last 15 years. Why?HE IS THE CHIEF DESIGNER FOR APPLE (ACCEPT DESIGNED IPOD OR IPHONE OR MAC) 59. The first guide dog training schools were established in which European country, shortly after World War1? GERMANY 60. Who is the authoress responsible for the phenomenally successful Twilight Saga novels?STEPHENIE MEYER 61. Why was the aptly named Christine Pratt in the news last month?SHE IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NATIONAL BULLYING HELPLINE WHO WENT PUBLIC ABOUT REPORTED BULLYING IN 10 DOWNING STREET62. In the 1944 film 'National Velvet', starring Elizabeth Taylor, what was the name of the horse ridden to victory in the Grand National?THE PIE63. In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic?1927 (Leeway + / - 1 YEAR)64. Which politician described Russia as, “a puzzle, within a mystery wrapped up in an enigma?”WINSTON CHURCHILL65. In which year was the first official national census in the UK?1841 66. What is the name of Great Britain’s Skeleton Olympic Gold medallist?AMY WILLIAMS67. Which organisation has the motto Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity?FBI68. Which city won the vote to stage the 2016 Olympic Games?RIO DE JANEIRO69. Which TV series would you associate with Laura Palmer, damned fine cherry pie and The Log Lady?TWIN PEAKS70. In the bible, how did Judas identify Jesus to the roman soldiers?HE KISSED HIM.71. Which school has “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus” as its motto?HOGWARTS72. Who is the BBC TV presenter that recently publically admitted to assisting the death of a friend with AIDS?RAY GOSLING73. Who is the only US President to have served two non-consecutive terms of office?GROVER CLEVELAND (1885 – 1889 and 1893 – 1897)74. If an octogenarian is in his or her 80s, what age is a vicenarian in?20s75. What was the name of the prequel to Only Fools And Horses, written by John Sullivan and shown on TV in January this year?ROCK AND CHIPS76. Which is the only stretch of water in the Lake District which carries the name of lake in its title?BASSENTHWAITE LAKE77. Which motorway leads to Gatwick airport?M2378. What is the name of the disgraced Lib Dem MP for Winchester who resigned as Home Affairs spokesperson after revelations over his sex life?MARK OATEN79. Who is Shadow Foreign Secretary?WILLIAM HAGUE80. Where in Spain is there a Guggenheim museum?BILBAO81. Which actor has played the rather diverse characters of Tony Blair, Brian Clough and Richard Nixon?MICHAEL SHEEN82. In greyhound racing, what colour jacket is worn by the dog starting from trap 3?WHITE83. What title is given to the monarch’s personal attendant in the House of Lords?BLACK ROD84. Who am I? I was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic and was offered the Poet Laureateship following the death of John Betjeman, but declined itPHILIP LARKIN 85. What is the name of Jim Royle's wife in the tv show The Royle Family?BARBARA86. On which radio station does Simon Bates host the morning show on weekdays between 8.00am and noon?CLASSIC FM87. In which country would you find the Camel Valley vineyard?ENGLAND (IN CORNWALL)88. The £50 bank note which was issued in 1994 and is still in use has a picture of the 1st Governor of the Bank of England. What is his name?SIR JOHN HOUBLON89. The first African, Peter Ndlovu ( und love), and the first Brazilian Marques Isaias, to play in the Premier League both played for which team?COVENTRY CITY90. Which chef is famous for creating dishes such as snail porridge and bacon & egg ice cream?HESTON BLUMENTHAL91. Two actors have been nominated a record 10 times for the Oscar for best actor or best actor in a supporting role. Name either.JACK NICHOLSON & LAURENCE OLIVIER92. Who was the first democratically elected President of Russia?BORIS YELTSIN93. Which country has more languages than any other country, having over 800 indigenous languages?PAPUA NEW GUINEA94. On which planet is the film Avatar set?PANDORA95. Which rock star’s stage name is an anagram of ‘oral sex?AXL ROSE 96. In the film Cool Hand Luke, why was Cool Hand Luke sent to prison?FOR CUTTING THE HEADS OFF PARKING METERSSupps
1. This was used for Q45 which was a duplicate
2. What does the golf term ‘golden ferret’ mean?HOLING A BALL DIRECTLY FROM A BUNKER
3. In May 2009, Ben Southall beat more than 34,000 other applicants to land which well publicised job?CARETAKER OF HAMILTON ISLAND IN QUEENSLAND
4. What quantity is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade?A CALORIE
5. ‘Bailiwick’ is a feudal term denoting the limits of a bailiff’s jurisdiction. Where is the term still in use today?THE CHANNEL ISLANDS (JERSEY & GUERNSEY ARE BAILIWICKS)
6. What mythical creature was half man, and half horse?CENTAUR

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